Karen Winner represents clients in client-attorney relations and disputes.

Karen is hired on a wide range of matters — from helping clients find the right lawyer to finding solutions for the concerns and questions of clients with their lawyers. As a lawyer who is an expert on consumer protections for clients who have hired lawyers, she knows what questions that are important to ask, or to find out from the court. This is especially helpful if the lawyer has been incommunicado with his or her own client.

Karen’s work includes the following:

Representing clients in legal fee disputes with their lawyers (including the following:
— how to discharge an attorney
— legal malpractice claims
— defending clients being sued by their attorneys over legal fees
— defending clients from attorney charging liens and retaining liens
Reviewing attorney retainer agreements (attorney hiring agreements) to help legal consumers negotiate for consumer-friendly provisions
Helping clients find lawyers and attorney background checks
Helping clients achieve cost control of legal fees
Creating multidisciplinary teams to advance client objectives
Serving as a liaison between clients and their lawyers, and as a media spokesperson for prominent business clients and individuals

The Karen Winner Difference

Honest & Objective Legal Advice

You deserve to work with an ethical attorney that will listen to you and provide advice that you can trust. Karen's client-centered approach is based on providing unvarnished truth and empowering clients to make informed decisions.

Leaving No Stone Unturned

Karen goes the extra mile, and that is often the difference in a case. Whether it is locating a one-of-a-kind expert, rigorous fact finding, or thinking outside the box to find new options, Karen will give your case the utmost attention as if you were family.

30-Yrs. Investigative Experience

Karen gained invaluable skills as a former investigative reporter and former Policy Analyst for the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs. She has the resolve and experience to combat unethical litigants, attorneys, accountants, witnesses, and even judges.